{"id":9607,"date":"2026-06-03T07:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9607"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:29:54","slug":"cum-sa-ti-schimbi-parola-joomla-prin-baza-de-date","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Cum s\u0103 v\u0103 schimba\u021bi parola Joomla prin intermediul bazei de date"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you lose access to your Joomla administrator dashboard, you can reset your password using the built-in recovery link on the login screen. This sends a reset link to the email address associated with your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you also lack access to that email account, you can update your password directly within your website database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#Step-by-step_instructions\" >Step-by-step instructions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#1_Access_phpMyAdmin\" >1. Access phpMyAdmin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#2_Locate_the_users_table\" >2. Locate the users table<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#3_Edit_the_administrator_user\" >3. Edit the administrator user<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#4_Insert_the_temporary_password_string\" >4. Insert the temporary password string<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#5_Save_the_changes\" >5. Save the changes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/knowledgebase\/how-to-change-your-joomla-password-via-the-database\/#Next_steps\" >Next steps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-1441887292\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Acces timpuriu<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Mai ave\u021bi nevoie de ajutor?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contacta\u021bi echipa noastr\u0103 de servicii pentru clien\u021bi.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Trimite mesaj<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before starting, ensure you have access to your mybox panel. Modifying database records requires caution, as direct changes impact your live website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-by-step_instructions\"><\/span>Step-by-step instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Access_phpMyAdmin\"><\/span>1. Access phpMyAdmin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Log in to your mybox panel. Navigate to the databases section in the main menu and open <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong> for the database connected to your Joomla installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Locate_the_users_table\"><\/span>2. Locate the users table<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once inside phpMyAdmin, look at the list of tables in the left sidebar. Locate the table ending in <code>_users<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, Joomla uses the <code>jos_<\/code> prefix (resulting in <code>jos_users<\/code>), but your specific installation may use a random string of characters instead (such as <code>abcde_users<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Edit_the_administrator_user\"><\/span>3. Edit the administrator user<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the users table to view the list of registered accounts. Find the administrator account you need to access and click <strong>Edit<\/strong> (or the pencil icon) next to that row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Insert_the_temporary_password_string\"><\/span>4. Insert the temporary password string<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Locate the row named <code>password<\/code>. In the <strong>Value<\/strong> column, clear the existing text string completely and paste the following tracking string exactly as shown:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plaintext<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>d2064d358136996bd22421584a7cb33e:trd7TvKHx6dMeoMmBVxYmg0vuXEA4199\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This specific MD5 hash temporarily resets your website password to the word: <code>secret<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Save_the_changes\"><\/span>5. Save the changes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the <strong>Go<\/strong> or <strong>Execute<\/strong> button to apply the changes to the database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Next_steps\"><\/span>Next steps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can now navigate back to your Joomla administrator login page and log in using your existing username and the temporary password <code>secret<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because <code>secret<\/code> is a generic and insecure password, update it to a strong, unique password inside the Joomla user management dashboard immediately after logging in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","manualknowledgebasecat":[58],"manual_kb_tag":[5125,3664,5117,5118,5119,5120,5121,5122,5123,5124],"class_list":["post-9607","manual_kb","type-manual_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","manualknowledgebasecat-web-applications-cms","manual_kb_tag-mybox-panel-phpmyadmin","manual_kb_tag-phpmyadmin-password-reset","manual_kb_tag-reset-joomla-password","manual_kb_tag-joomla-admin-password-reset","manual_kb_tag-change-joomla-password-via-database","manual_kb_tag-update-joomla-password-database","manual_kb_tag-joomla-users-table-edit","manual_kb_tag-joomla-administrator-login-recovery","manual_kb_tag-temporary-joomla-password","manual_kb_tag-reset-password-without-email"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/manual_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9611,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb\/9607\/revisions\/9611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manualknowledgebasecat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manualknowledgebasecat?post=9607"},{"taxonomy":"manual_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/ro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual_kb_tag?post=9607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}